Margaret K. Leidel

July 3, 1925 - June 7, 2013

June 12, 2013

She was born in Altoona, the eldest child of Richard P. and M. Margaret (Frisbie) Heimel. She had two siblings: Fred P. and Audrey M. She married Earl W. Leidel, originally from Altoona, on Nov. 6, 1943.

Surviving are her husband; two daughters: M. Ann (Leidel) Graham and husband, G. Douglas, and Karen L. Leidel, all of Columbus, Ohio; and two grandchildren: Jessica A. (Graham) Riffle and husband, Daniel K., of Washington, D.C., and Eric A. Graham of Columbus.

Margaret was a 1943 graduate of Altoona High School. During her life, she was very active in the Altoona, Bedford, Erie and Lewistown communities. She had made her home in Columbus, Ohio, for the last 21 years.